Cyber Garage Project Future Plans.

[Don Bluth]

It was a great delight to see your scenes cut in to the animatic. I can remember when I saw my first scenes cut in to the movie reel at Disney's. My reaction, at the time, was both positive and negative; I suddenly wanted to make corrections on my scene but the Director wisely advised me to move on and learn lessons as I continued to animate.

There are still twenty-seven scenes in the Cyber Garage reel that were never completed. Here, now, are our future plans: I am going to park myself in a chair and animate about five of these missing scenes and record myself doing so while I explain the thought process. You will learn how to plan your scene from the story sketch stage through the timing of your scene utilizing the metronome. You will also learn how to figure the pan moves and make the X-sheet a powerful tool in planning your scene. You will discover how to make scene-to-scene hookups and finally, you will learn the art of making strong extremes.

These tutorials will be made available in DVD format on our site for your learning experience. I encourage you to study them when they become available. After the publication of the tutorial on a specific scene, we will begin a contest which will last for approximatel one month. Everyone is invited to animate that same scene adding his/her own creativity to make it more entertaining. The winner will receive a free tutorial as well as his/her scene cut into the reel.

Let me remind you that the Principles of Animation are applicable to both Traditional 2D and CG animation worlds. Moving a character is not the goal of the animator, rather, the challenge is to entertain the viewer.

Don

[dartzy]

Hi! I have a question...I was unable to finish my walk cycle back when the CGP started because of..well..a lot of reasons...moving, my mom dying, ect...so I wasn't able to finish it. Though I have followed the progress daily on the site and its happenings, I'd like to try to finish it. Don had said there were still scenes not finished for CGP. My question is this. If I finish the walk cycle and Don gives it the green light can I then get a unassigned scene to try?

Or should I wait for the next phase of CGP to start and start fresh?

Thanks!

Kelley

[ericaanimation]

I will be keeping my eyes open for updates on future plans of the Cyber Garage Project. I just joined Don's club Friday. I have five of the tutorial DVDs and have found them very helpful. I look forward to the future ones coming out. I also will be very interested in trying and competing in the CGP and will be looking for the start of it.

Erica